AAA
National:
100.5 million – Year-end holiday travelers expected by AAA this year. It’s a record amount.
$28.7 billion – Amount those travelers are expected to spend, according to the U.S. Travel Association.
91.3 million – Holiday travelers expected to travel by car this year. (AAA).
+50 – Miles those travelers are expected to drive this year.
900,000 – Drivers expected to be rescued by AA this holiday travel season.
$2.01 – National average cost of a gallon of gas, 53 cents lower than last year.
2009 – Last time gas prices will be as low as AAA predicts for New Year’s Eve 2015.
5.8 million – Holiday travelers expecting to fly this year.
$174 – Average price of a roundtrip plane ticket this holiday season, down 6 percent from last year.
$68 – Average daily rental car price.
$150 – Average AAA Three Diamond rated hotel room night stay this holiday season, up four percent over last year.
$119 – Average AAA Two Diamond rated hotel room night stay this holiday season, up 11 percent over last year.
3.4 million – Holiday travelers going by other modes of transportation, including cruises, trains and buses.
Tennessee:
2,305,418 – Year-end holiday travelers
2,157,962 – Traveling by car
61,277 – Taking flights
86,230 – Other forms of transportation.
